|
|
Historical Event on 10/17/1998
Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1995 | The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by the merger of IAAI and NAA. AAI manages five international airports, 87 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991). |
| 8/5/1921 | Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born. |
| 3/1/1640 | Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras. |
| 10/29/1999 | The Anubhav Group chairman C. Natesan was arrested by the Mumbai Police on alleged charges of duping investors to the tune of Rs. 1.16 crore. |
| 4/30/1996 | CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'. |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/23/1952 | Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha. |
| 11/5/1892 | John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford. |
| 7/8/1888 | Fenardish Jyoki Antoniu, Konkani author and journalist, was born. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
